Annual Program offers six works of original art for $250 The City of Alexandria’s Office of the Arts has launched its second annual Community Supported Art (CSA) initiative. Built upon the traditional Community Supported Agriculture model that connects local farmers with consumers, this CSA is designed to build relationship between artists and communities. “Community…
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Home+Discordance=US: Show Examines Idea of Home
Solas Nua, in collaboration with New York University Washington, DC, is pleased to present Home + Discordance = US, an exhibition that explores the idea of the US as a place of “home”. Typically the word home conjures up an image of warmth, welcome and a place of safety. However, for some that image does not…
National Museum of Women in the Arts Shows Off Fall Calendar
The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) is pleased to present a wide range of exhibitions and programs, including the much raved about and in demand “Fierce Women” tour and an opening party and gallery talks related to the exhibition Magnetic Fields. In addition, the third season of the museum’s Women, Arts and…
Artists Apply for 2018 Post-Graduate Residency Studio at Torpedo Factory Art Center EDIT
Deadline: Sunday, September 10, 2017 Application: torpedofactory.org/artopps Now in its fourth year, the Post-Graduate Residency Studio at the Torpedo Factory Art Center is seeking applicants for the 2018 program. The deadline is Sunday, September 10, 2017. This competitive program provides meaningful support for recent promising graduates who have, or will soon complete a bachelor’s or master’s art degree with an accredited program….
Solas Nua Reading August 21 Featuring Award Winning Irish Playwrite
Abbie Spallen’s award-winning dark comedy draws a line in the mud for Northern Ireland. This political satire is, according to the playwright, “about frustration and impotence at the hands of the powers that be.” August 21st – 7pm at Kelly’s Irish Times 14 F St NW (near Union Station) Lally’s child is stuck down a well. But with…
Champagne Benefit with the American Pops & an American Songbook legend at Arena Stage August 20
Maestro LUKE FRAZIER and THE AMERICAN POPS ORCHESTRA — Washington, DC’s innovative hometown orchestra — will launch their all-star third season with a special benefit event featuring a rare DC-area appearance of vocal legend Marilyn Maye. It will take place on Sunday, August 20 at 3:00 PM at the Orchestra’s new home, Arena Stage…
Navigating Manufactured Truths in New Target Gallery Exhibition – Opening Reception July 13
Target Gallery, the contemporary exhibition space for the Torpedo Factory Art Center, welcomes Detroit-based mixed-media artist Sarah Nesbitt for her first solo exhibition in the greater D.C. metropolitan area. Sarah Nesbitt: Making Sense of What We Have is on view Thursday, July 13, through Sunday, September 3, 2017. Nesbitt’s show arrives at a time where…
Historic Gadsby’s Tavern Museum Offers Free Admission and a Chance to Meet the Artists for Centennial of the Everyday
Gadsby’s Tavern Museum is offering free admission on Saturday, July 15, to give visitors an opportunity to see Centennial of the Everyday and meet the artists who created it. This public-art exhibition features layers upon layers of artistic interventions tucked in among Gadsby’s exhibits. Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., is…
The Hive Has Arrived at the National Building Museum
WHAT: The National Building Museum’s latest Summer Block Party installation – “Hive” – in Washington, DC is now open to the public! Designed by Studio Gang, Hive is built entirely of more than 2,700 wound paper tubes featuring a reflective silver exterior and a vivid magenta interior, and reaches a height of 60 feet. Work Zone…
DC Style Is Real 